Table 1 Sample description (married and cohabiting women only)
From: Intimate partner violence and mental health in Bolivia
| Â | % (weighted) | %(unweighted) | n |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Â | Â | Â |
  Urban | 61.1% | 58.5% | 5,924 |
  Rural | 38.9 | 41.5 | 4,195 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
  None | 6.4 | 6.2 | 630 |
  Primary | 51.4 | 50.5 | 5,109 |
  Secondary | 28.3 | 28.0 | 2,829 |
  Higher | 14.0 | 15.3 | 1,551 |
SES | Â | Â | Â |
  First quintile | 18.5 | 20.3 | 2,054 |
  Second quintile | 19.1 | 19.5 | 1,976 |
  Third quintile | 21.0 | 19.9 | 2,018 |
  Fourth quintile | 22.0 | 20.8 | 2,108 |
  Fifth quintile | 19.3 | 19.4 | 1,963 |
Respondent’s work status |  |  |  |
  Working | 66.3 | 64.5 | 6,511 |
  Not working | 33.7 | 35.5 | 3,577 |
Region | Â | Â | Â |
  La Paz | 29.2 | 18.7 | 1,895 |
  Chuquisaca | 5.7 | 8.7 | 881 |
  Cochabamba | 17.7 | 13.0 | 1,315 |
  Oruro | 5.2 | 8.4 | 854 |
  Potosà | 10.2 | 10.6 | 1,079 |
  Tarija | 4.7 | 9.8 | 987 |
  Santa Cruz | 22.9 | 18.8 | 1,897 |
  Beni | 3.6 | 7.1 | 718 |
  Pando | 0.7 | 4.8 | 493 |
Respondent’s age |  |  |  |
  15-24 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 1,831 |
  25-34 | 38.5 | 37.7 | 3,816 |
  35-44 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 3,231 |
  45-49 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 1,241 |
Respondent’s marital status |  |  |  |
  Married | 62.8 | 61.1 | 6,178 |
  Cohabiting | 37.2 | 39.0 | 3,941 |
Partner’s age |  |  |  |
  14-24 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 1,029 |
  25-34 | 34.2 | 34.0 | 3,439 |
  35-44 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 3,353 |
  45+ | 22.2 | 22.7 | 2,290 |
Partner’s age, relative to respondent |  |  |  |
  Same age or younger | 29.0 | 28.2 | 2,851 |
  1-5 years older | 44.3 | 44.2 | 4,465 |
  6 or more years older | 26.7 | 27.6 | 2,795 |
Partner’s education |  |  |  |
  None | 1.5 | 1.8 | 181 |
  Primary | 44.0 | 44.5 | 4,502 |
  Secondary | 35.9 | 33.9 | 3,429 |
  Higher | 18.5 | 19.8 | 1,997 |
Education differences between partners | Â | Â | Â |
  Wife is more educated | 21.6 | 23.2 | 5,348 |
  Same level of education | 23.4 | 24.0 | 2,425 |
  Husband is more educated | 55.0 | 52.8 | 2,334 |
Respondent experienced physical abuse in childhood | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 28.3 | 29.0 | 2,930 |
  Yes | 71.7 | 71.0 | 7,184 |
Respondent experienced psychological abuse in childhood | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 57.6 | 59.7 | 6,033 |
  Yes | 42.4 | 40.4 | 4,081 |
Respondent reports father beat mother | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 46.1 | 48.1 | 5,250 |
  Yes/Don’t know | 53.9 | 51.9 | 4,860 |
Respondent’s experience with intimate partner violence in last 12 months |  |  |  |
  None | 52.8 | 53.0 | 5,365 |
  Psychological abuse only | 21.1 | 20.8 | 2,106 |
  Physical abuse (no sexual) | 19.2 | 19.1 | 1,933 |
  Sexual abuseΨ | 6.9 | 7.1 | 715 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 10,119 |